Cameron seeks allies over curbing ECHR

Preview and reports of a conference hosted by the United Kingdom government in Brighton in April 2012 on the future of the European Court of Human Rights.

Ken Clarke, the UK justice minister, chaired the meeting, at which it was suggested that most of the 47 members of the Council of Europe might sign up to UK proposals to make sure the court dealt with only the most egregious violations of human rights.

However, there was opposition to the proposals from some experts, the European Movement international and some governments such as the German government.

Council of Europe: Human rights: Reform of the European Court of Human Rights http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/The+Court/Reform+of+the+Court/Conferences/

Council of Europe: Proceedings of the High Level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights, Brighton, 18-20 April 2012 http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/cddh/Publications/Brightonproceedings.pdf

United Kingdom: FCO: News, 18.4.12: Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=754602382

Spiegel online International, 18.4.12: Cameron Pushes to Weaken Human Rights Court http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,828349,00.html

EUObserver, 18.4.12: UK proposals to weaken European Court of Human Rights http://euobserver.com/22/115933

European Movement International: Press Release, 13.4.12: European Movement International against restrictions for the European Court of Human Rights http://www.europeanmovement.eu/index.php?id=6811&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=8283&tx_ttnews[backPid]=5154&cHash=31d7639c12ceffc7c4801cad3a94b0e1

ESO: Background information: Cameron seeks to reform human rights court, January 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/cameron-seeks-to-reform-human-rights-court/

Blog: ECHR Blog http://echrblog.blogspot.co.uk/

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